The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-30


scarcely a 1.-THE Of the sufTeringof this heat.
ed term. In the Seventeenth ward alone
is the population of mighty city, and in
some of the tenement houses a hundred and
fifty or two hundred people are hived TO-
gether like boes. Eight or ten people have /
been found living in single Toom--eating,
drinking, working and sleeping; no one can |
imagine the horror of such life who has /
not seen it, And It is right here that
blessed charity steps in to give these
wretched ones q breath Of free air on the |
hills and in the valleys far away from New
York, or along the sands by the seashore.
where the free breath of heaven rolls over
the salt waves, giving life and joy and hap
piness. Daily l meet those sainted women
down in the slums gathering up the ragged,
unkempt children Of the poor for a two
weeks trip to the green fields or the seaside
hoHe. Sometimes the mother goes with
her children, but thousands of them are in
ferent associations, though frequently some
charitable lady assumes the task, and no
mother ever exhibited greater solicitude
for her own children than she does for these
miserable little waits. 1t is blessed work,
and one that will earn for every one of them
a crown of glory.
Here is tough nut for psychologists to
crack. have no remarks to make, but
here are the simple factst
On Friday last Mr.. Alfred B. Hill, Vice
President of the New York Stock Exchangs
got up to announce the death of Mr. Man
uel E. de Riyas. He had scarcely made
the announcement when he descended to
the floor and fell into a seat; his fellow
members hurried about him; but in few
moments be was dead. Now here Is the
singular part of the story: Mr.. Hill was
very friendly with the Rey. Robert Collyer,
and in conversation with him some time
ago remarked that If his mother died he
would not long survive her, and if ever be
was compelled to announce the death of a
fellow being it would be his own death
warrant. He received the news of his
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he was requested to announce the death OF
Mr.. Riyas. Before going on the rostrum
to make the announcement he went to sew
eral members and begged them to make
the announcement for him; they all re.
fused; he then stepped up on the rostfum
himself, made the announcement in full
firm voice, and descending reached the Aool
and fell dead.
Our Brooklyn neighbors have been Sc
yerely tried this week in their elevated
railroad system. The engineers and fire.
men struck at an hours notice, when trav
el was at its height, demanding the dis
charge of the master mechanic, Mr.. Ball
under the penalty of tie up. The com
pany refused to discharge the man, and tht
engineers and firemen left, They had nc
doubt of their success. But the company
went to work and pat new men in theil
places, and now the whole body are throwr
out of work, with the absolute certainty
that not one of them will ever be employed
: ON the Brooklyn eleyated road again. Th'
men had life job, with good pay, and they
, voluntarily abandoned it, and it is safe tC
7 say from the terrible lesson they hay,
, learned that there will be no more strikes
on the Brooklyn elevated roads.
Now that we have disposed of Jacol
Sharp we are fairly entitled to a rest. Fo
5 a short speech, delivered with the coolnes
; of an iceberg, Judge Barretts arraignmen
: of Jacob Sharp is almost without a parable
= in criminal annals. The simple fact, tha
while begging for mercy, the aged crimina
had never offered to make restitution 0
: any of his ill-gotten millions, told fearful
] against him. His sentence Of four year
e will be commutsd to three by good conduct
c but if he had eyer anticipated conviction h
S never would have stood trial.
Q Another of these miserable affairs whc
= unfortunately have not been unfrequent G
e late occurred here this week. A youn
: Hungarian came to this country fey
years ago, and ssme months since he sen
for his sweetheart to ioia him, he knew sh
u had a few hundred dollars, so that it COS
him nothing to get her out here, and h
{ calculated on getting possession of her iii
u tie fortune. He met her on her arriYa
J. and they were to be married forthwith
i The girl hired some rooms and furnishe
= them with her own money. She got every
u thing ready, and on the evening of tn
! marriage the priest came to perform tn
! ceremony, few friends were also present
g but the groom never came. For such
e crime there is no punishment but the whiI
IL ping post, and / should like good stor
d woman to be the executonsr Such
s. a mean spirited cur deserves no mercy.
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